It was inevitable but I’m a bit surprised that it wasn’t Dark Alex to have come out with a solution to the no homebrew on the PSP Brite.

Yes, it is NOW possible to install custom firmware on your PSP-3000.  How?  You just need to have a PSP-3000 with 5.03 official firmware (or ofw for short) and below. How? Proceed to install 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack.

The 5.03 GEN-A is enabled via the ChickHEN hack from Davee. Using the TIFF Exploit discovered earlier by MaTiAZ, Davee found a way to use that with his new Kernel exploit to allow homebrew on all PSP’s. That includes the previously thought unhackable TA88v3 motherboard found in PSP-3000’s and some newer PSP-2000 units. After installing the ChickHEN Homebrew Enabler, you then install 5.03 GEN-A over it.

Sounds simple? Yep. If you want a more detailed guide, read up this installation guide for 5.03 GEN-A via ChickHEN hack.

As you read above, if you have a PSP-2000 with a TA88v3 motherboard, you can have the 5.03 GEN-A custom firmware installed. If you’ve not sure what motherboard you have, check out the CFW compatibility guide.

Currently, all PSP models can now install custom firmware.

Now who needs the Lite Blue Tool tool from Datel huh? It’s a pure rip off at $29.99 which does nothing but eat your cash.

Updated: June 16, 2009

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22 Comments for this entry

  • zetagear on 19 Nov 08 at 13:48:08 said:

    i see psp’s dark dark future of phasing out…

  • Ocarina on 29 Nov 08 at 13:36:33 said:

    I really hope this works. I really want to use the PSX2PSP Converter, so I can play PSone games on my PSP 3000.

  • Pandora Battery on 30 Nov 08 at 05:03:45 said:

    $29 bux seems a bit steep to me tho.

  • Zappsoft on 25 Dec 08 at 17:06:33 said:

    I think this is Crap! I just bought the new Action Replay Cheat Device for the PSP. But I have a 3000 model so of course I find out it don’t work. 2000 sure 1000 sure but not my 3000. Stupid Sony!!!!!!

    • sylv3rblade on 25 Dec 08 at 21:47:50 said:

      @Zappsoft and raze
      yes but currently there’s no other way to put the PSP 3000 in service mode which is required to install a CFW. Just wait a few more weeks.

  • raze on 25 Dec 08 at 20:10:09 said:

    awtz…is there no other play to play games from memory stick???this psp 3000 makes me insane..please email me if you have news.

  • ReptAR on 05 Feb 09 at 13:26:57 said:

    We have successfully hacked a psp 3000, this was after bricking 11 other psps, but it was well worth it. I know most of you people, if any are reading this, will want to know the magic behind the trick, I tell you that we will not share it for three main points:
    1.- The psp 3000 is sony’s final hope to keep the psp alive. Game makers aren’t willing to put up with all the piracy around so they will definitively stop making games for the psp if the word of its hacking spreads out.
    2.- There aren’t homebrews that run on psp 3000, or if there are, i don’t know about their existence, and therefore, aren’t supported by our customzised firmware. What I can do with my freshly hacked psp 3000 is playing ISOs, CSOs, because the firmware we have developed supports it.
    3.- If it’s running around the internet, sony will eventually find a protection and send a firmware patching their flaw, preventing someone else to do it themeselves.
    The only thing we wanted to achieve was that, playing ISOs and CSOs, the rest of the stuff is just not as important, for us.
    Currently there are 7 psps 3000 that have runed our KnD (kill n destroy) which is a downgrader that can run on the psp 3000. It will take it all the way back to 1.5 OFW. then we developed the first ever choliware 1.0 which supports ISO and CSO.
    Pretty cool huh?.
    We don’t expect people to understand let alone accept our final deccision of keeping it a secret, but listen to this.
    There is hope.
    If 7 kids from Peru could take sony’s so called, unhackable psp, and hack it, WHAT’S STOPPING THE GREAT MINDS OF PSP HACKING LIKE DAX OR C+D? guys, we worshipped you, but i think this time we beated you to the punch.
    On the other hand, you guys might have already done it, but like us, are holding the information back.
    either way, we want to encourage the average psp player to start investigating. eventually someone foolish enough will hit it and share it.

    ReptAR
    SAU_INs
    aRtFsoul
    Gari,#4
    EicoSANA_pop
    SexYAPPEAL090
    Juan_Valdez2.0

    • sylv3rblade on 05 Feb 09 at 13:34:34 said:

      @ReptAR
      I think the big guys are also sharing the same sentiments with your group seeing as the PSP-3000 is the last hope of Sony to keep devs interested in the Platform. Kudos to you and your pals.

      /sarcasm

  • oliver on 09 Feb 09 at 15:17:29 said:

    how can i get a psp 3000 software?

    its been 2 weeks since i have l the psp 3000. shops here in the phil they don’t have software, yet if possible can you help me download of this installer or games for my psp 3000.

    Thanks,

    Oliver/Philippines

  • Sachin on 13 Feb 09 at 01:09:16 said:

    Can i hack my psp 3004 using the light blue tool and install m33 software in my psp?is it a success?After installing m33 will .CSO &.ISO games work? Is the light blue tool available in UAE

  • lastpspdev on 14 Feb 09 at 02:34:47 said:

    Don’t even listen to REPTAR he’s sent that same exact post to like every psp forum there is, he’s a fake, read his statement he contradicts himself like 3times!! 1.if he was a dev he would at least post a vid or a faq on it 2. he wouldn’t be indirectly slander anyone elses work 3.he would be some what known or talked about 4. he wouldn’t have to post the same exact post on like 10 different forums. 5. if you post something on that many sites and no one comments or reports new news on it, thats because it’s bullshit 6. reptAR is gay, and has VD

  • sylv3rblade on 14 Feb 09 at 02:40:16 said:

    @lastpspdev
    lels.. I think I forgot the add the /sarcasm to my comment for reptAR

  • rhein04 on 20 Feb 09 at 17:31:15 said:

    i hate my PSP 3000!!!

  • "THA PSP KING"!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! on 13 Mar 09 at 23:36:49 said:

    The gripshift hack is out but it doesnt allow custum firmware it only supports user mode and i bought a “Lite Blue Tool battery” from datel and it DOESNT put the 3000 or 2000 in service mode its only useful for the psps that can already b hacked which you dont have to pay money forwhen u can make one ure self buy googling reversible pandora battery so personally i think we should start a petition!!!!!!!!!!!

  • zKrAm on 21 Mar 09 at 23:10:10 said:

    guys..is the psp 3000 still unhackable.?

  • christian on 27 Mar 09 at 13:38:42 said:

    plss informed me if there are any software that can we installed in our PSP 3000 i like to play a unlimited games to. plz email me at christian03713@yahoo.com thnx plzz once again informed me

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  • demie on 01 Apr 09 at 19:58:38 said:

    share free games

  • R!l3y5noTz on 06 Apr 09 at 04:55:31 said:

    Recently got the PSP3004 and the local guy says it can be hacked but heck its gonna cost exactly 1/2 of wot i paid for the PSP….. thats INR5000….

    • sylv3rblade on 06 Apr 09 at 10:45:50 said:

      I haven’t heard of a successful hack for the psp so I’m more inclined to think it’s a scam.

  • R!l3y5noTz on 10 Apr 09 at 13:23:06 said:

    Im inclined to think the same. He’s probably gonna swap mobo’s and I’ll end up with a PSP2000 :)

  • ian on 29 Apr 09 at 19:56:55 said:

    hi sylve3rblade!! ian here again, in accordance to this breakthrough, will it also solve the problem with the 2001 gen.2 psp’s like what i have?

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